Chapter 1777: The Mediocre Emperor's Scheme

"It won't be so easy to kill me!"

Seeing the other side tear off the last shred of pretense and strike directly, Chen Yonghuang struggled to raise his long blade. The blade cut through the air, and in the blink of an eye, it burst into black flames, as if a heavenly fire tribulation had arrived.

The Alien Clan's Chen Yonghuang, his ultimate martial technique: Heavenly Fire Scorching the Plains!

One slash, and heavenly fire arrives, sharp and unmatched, breaking all things!

"Heh!"

As if knowing he would use this move, Chen Linghuang smiled lightly, his overturning palm pressing down with full force, solidifying the surrounding air into substance.

Chen Yonghuang, at his peak, could be called the foremost of the Alien Clan; even Chen Linghuang and Chen Xinghuang combined might not be his match.

But now, severely wounded and with his vitality greatly depleted, his strength was less than a tenth of its former glory. Though the technique of Heavenly Fire Scorching the Plains was still powerful, its might was far from what it once was.

The moment it clashed with the opponent's palm force, lacking the power to break all things, the heavenly fire was extinguished, and the long blade flew backward, landing who knows where.

Bang!

His entire body, like a cannonball, crashed heavily to the ground, his face pale as he spat out a torrent of blood.

Besieged by over twenty ancient sages from the Hundred Schools of Thought, the Master Teacher Academy, and his own clan, his injuries were far too severe. Just surviving was a stroke of luck; how could he still block a super expert of similar strength?

"Haha!"

Having succeeded with one move, Chen Linghuang's eyes gleamed: "Yonghuang, you who have roamed the world, did you ever think you'd end up like this?"

Stepping forward, he came before him, planted his foot on his chest, and laughed uproariously.

This man before him, once invincible under heaven and so glorious, now lay beneath his feet, wishing he were dead.

"Xinghuang, how have I treated you all these days? Would you truly collude with him to kill me? If you help me through today's crisis, I'll return and act as if nothing happened, just like before..."

Lying on the ground, suppressed and unable to move, Chen Yonghuang's face was ashen. He turned his head to look at the other emperor not far away.

"I..." Chen Xinghuang hesitated.

He had always been neutral; this betrayal of Yonghuang was truly out of necessity.

"Xinghuang, from the moment we allied, you've had no way back... Once he recovers, we'll all die!"

Seeing him hesitate, Chen Linghuang raised an eyebrow.

This fellow was good in every way and strong, but his greatest flaw was his indecisiveness.

In such a situation, how could there be a way back?

"I'm sorry, Yonghuang! The conditions Linghuang offered me were truly impossible to refuse..."

Recalling the methods of the man before him and the benefits the other had promised, Chen Xinghuang paused for a moment, then gritted his teeth, raised his palm, and struck straight down at the lying Yonghuang.

This strike was full of power; if the latter couldn't dodge, his head would explode, killing him instantly.

"Though I'm reluctant to admit your betrayal... but the Spirit God specifically warned me. How could I be so careless?"

Just as the opponent's palm was about to land on his head, Chen Yonghuang, instead of panicking, grew calmer.

"Hmm?"

Seeing his expression, the two Alien Clan emperors simultaneously felt a sense of foreboding. Chen Linghuang could no longer hold back: "Kill!"

Knowing that the longer they hesitated, the smaller their chance of success, he stopped talking and struck down as well.

Like Xinghuang, before his palm could reach the opponent's head, a sharp pain suddenly struck his chest. Then he saw two bone hands pierce through their backs and emerge.

The Ruthless One's Hand Bones!

These had previously been trapped by the Star Chart and the Straw Raincoat, unable to be used. Somehow, they had come under control again, arrived before them, and pierced through both their backs!

"You..."

With their hearts crushed by the hand bones, the two emperors immediately felt their strength drain away like the tide. Their bodies swayed, and they both fell to their knees.

At the Blood Rebirth Realm, though a single drop of blood could revive them, it required time and accumulated power. This skeleton directly destroyed their vitality; even if they survived by luck, their strength and lifespan would be greatly damaged.

"The Straw Raincoat is the Ruthless One's ancestral artifact, capable of controlling the skeleton. How could..."

Feeling his life force rapidly dissipate, Chen Linghuang couldn't believe it.

The Straw Raincoat released by Bu Yu was the Ruthless One's artifact. With it, one could control the will born from the skeleton, make it obey commands, merge smoothly, and ultimately restore the true body...

Once released, under normal circumstances, the skeleton could no longer move. How could it still be under Chen Yonghuang's control?

"The will born in the skeleton has been erased by the Spirit God and replaced with mine... I deliberately let it be controlled earlier, waiting for you to make your move..."

Struggling to stand, panting heavily, Chen Yonghuang said.

The skeleton would indeed give birth to its own will, but it had long been erased by the Spirit God and replaced with his.

Thus, though the Straw Raincoat was powerful, it could not control it.

When he heard that the Hundred Schools of Thought had allied with these two to kill him, he guessed they would come in person. He deliberately made the hand bones obey commands, actually lulling them into complacency!

When he asked Chen Xinghuang earlier, he was actually giving him a chance to choose again. Since the other still chose betrayal... then there was no need to be polite anymore.

"I'll fight you to the death..."

Unexpectedly, after scheming for so long, not only did they fail to kill him, but they were outsmarted. Chen Linghuang gritted his teeth and gathered power within.

Boom!

The hand bone thrust from behind was shaken back, and he raised his palm to strike Chen Yonghuang again.

But before it reached him, his figure suddenly vanished, as if jumping into a spatial passage.

"Yonghuang, you're formidable. I can't kill you this time, but there will be other opportunities. We'll see..."

His voice grew fainter until it disappeared.

They thought he was about to strike, but at the critical moment, he actually fled.

"I... wait for me..."

Seeing this companion so unreliable, Chen Xinghuang dared not stay any longer. He also turned and hurriedly fled into the distance.

After the two left, Chen Yonghuang's face turned pale again. He could no longer stand and sat down heavily on the ground.

The skeleton that had just ambushed the two emperors now seemed to have lost all its power, falling down like a pile of mud, devoid of its former strength and foundation.

Clearly, though Chen Yonghuang had spoken fiercely, he was actually at the end of his rope. If those two had been a little bolder, he would surely have died!

"Yonghuang, in recognition of your heroic spirit, we grant you dignity... take your own life!"

Silence fell all around. After a moment, Yan Qing Ancient Sage and other human ancient sages flew over.

The two emperors had fled, but they remained.

"Take my own life?"

Seeing so many human ancient sages before him, Chen Yonghuang knew he could no longer escape. He sighed, his eyes full of desolation: "I never thought that I, Chen Yong, who roamed the world, would end up dying here!"

He raised his palm, about to strike his own forehead.

"Wait!"

Just then, Zhang Xuan flew over.